Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-28021
Exim 4 before 4.94.2 has Improper Neutralization of Line Delimiters. An authenticated remote SMTP client can insert newline characters into a spool file (which indirectly leads to remote code execution as root) via AUTH= in a MAIL FROM command.
Vulnerability category: Execute code
Products affected by CVE-2020-28021
- cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2020-28021
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
80
IPs affected by CVE-2020-28021 220,779
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-28021
2.11%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 83 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-28021
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.0
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10.0
|
NIST | |
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
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NIST |
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